In the aftermath of a fractious year that had seen the much feared General Strike promise to set Britain ablaze with devastating flames of crisis and sedition, the national papers made the most of an unremarkable start to the New Year. The famous Winnats Pass in the craggy High Peaks of Derbyshire, a favourite rambling…
Category: Strikes and Mutinies
Man in Chains- Arthur Henry Wagstaff and the 1919 Revolution
The story of ‘Man in Chains’, Arthur Henry Wagstaff who became a symbol for the plight of demobilized soldiers in Britain.
James Cullen – The Scottish Mutineer
The extraordinary story of Etaples Mutineer, James Cullen, who went on to led the Hunger Marches of the 1920s.